DIRECTOR · FROM TOKYO, JAPAN

Teruo Ishii

1924–200594 credits since 1957

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ABOUT TERUO

Teruo Ishii was a Japanese film director best known in the West for his early films in the Super Giant series, and for his films in the Ero guro subgenre of pinku eiga such as Shogun's Joy of Torture. He also directed the 1965 film, Abashiri Prison, which helped to make Ken Takakura a major star in Japan.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born1 January 1924

Died12 August 2005

BirthplaceTokyo, Japan

Known forDirecting

On Cineora18 of 94 titles

Known for

The titles people know Teruo from.

Movie

Horrors of Malformed Men

1969IMDb6.4

Movie

Blind Woman's Curse

1970IMDb6.5

Movie

Female Yakuza Tale

1973IMDb6.4

Movie

Evil Brain from Outer Space

1966IMDb3.5

Movie

Shogun's Joy of Torture

1968IMDb6.1

Movie

Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight

1973IMDb6.8

Movie

The Executioner

1974IMDb6.7

Movie

Attack from Space

1965IMDb3.4

Movie

Inferno of Torture

1969IMDb5.7

Movie

Orgies of Edo

1969IMDb6.1

Movie

Atomic Rulers

1965IMDb3.9

Movie

Yakuza Law

1969IMDb6.1

Career

IMDb rating of each title they made on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 18
Average IMDb: 5.6
Highest rated: Lone Wolf and CubIMDb 8.2
Working since: 1957

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

94 credits

The 2000s

1 title · IMDb 3.6 on average

Movie

Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf

2001IMDb3.6

Director

The 1990s

5 titles

Not on Cineora

Japanese Hell

1999

Director · Screenplay · Producer

Not on Cineora

Screwed

1998

Director · Screenplay · Producer

Not on Cineora

Burai-Heiya

1995

Director · Screenplay

Not on Cineora

Gensen-Kan Inn

1993

Director · Screenplay

Not on Cineora

The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses

1991

Director · Writer

The 1980s

1 title

Not on Cineora

The Legend of Kentauros

1987

Director

The 1970s

24 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average

Not on Cineora

Violent Fighters

1979

Director · Screenplay

Not on Cineora

Danguard Ace vs Insect Robot Army

1977

Director

Not on Cineora

The Runaway Season

1976

Director · Screenplay

Not on Cineora

Hobo General

1976

Director · Screenplay

Not on Cineora

Detonation! Violent Games

1976

Director · Screenplay

Not on Cineora

300 Million Thief: Statute of Limitations

1975

Director · Screenplay

Not on Cineora

Detonation: Violent Riders

1975

Director · Writer

Not on Cineora

Great Jailbreak

1975

Director · Screenplay

The 1960s

50 titles · IMDb 5.3 on average

Movie

Horrors of Malformed Men

1969IMDb6.4

Director · Screenplay

Movie

Love and Crime

1969IMDb6.3

Director · Screenplay

Movie

Yakuza Law

1969IMDb6.1

Director · Screenplay

Movie

Inferno of Torture

1969IMDb5.7

Director · Screenplay

Not on Cineora

Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin

1969

Director · Screenplay

Not on Cineora

Shameless: Abnormal and Abusive Love

1969

Director · Writer

Movie

Orgies of Edo

1969IMDb6.1

Director · Screenplay

Movie

Shogun's Joy of Torture

1968IMDb6.1

Director · Writer

The 1950s

13 titles

Not on Cineora

Fight to the Death in a Blizzard

1959

Director · Screenplay

Not on Cineora

Broken Blossoms

1959

Director · Writer

Not on Cineora

Queen Bee's Anger

1958

Director

Not on Cineora

Secret White Line Zone

1958

Director

Not on Cineora

Flesh Pier

1958

Director · Screenplay

Not on Cineora

Super Giant: The Spaceship and the Clash of the Artificial Satellite

1958

Director

Not on Cineora

Super Giant: The Artificial Satellite and the Destruction of Humanity

1957

Director

Not on Cineora

Nude Actress Murder Case: Five Criminals

1957

Director

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Teruo’s titles.

Teruo YoshidaHorrors of Malformed Men, Shogun's Joy of Torture and 5 more

Hajime KaburagiComposer · Blind Woman's Curse, Female Yakuza Tale and 4 more

Masahiro KakefudaWriter · Horrors of Malformed Men, Female Yakuza Tale and 4 more

Yukie KagawaHorrors of Malformed Men, Shogun's Joy of Torture and 3 more

Chumei WatanabeComposer · Evil Brain from Outer Space, Attack from Space and 3 more

Reiko SetoEvil Brain from Outer Space, Attack from Space and 3 more

Chisako HaraEvil Brain from Outer Space, Attack from Space and 2 more